Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Hearing this, Zhu Laoliu was shocked. "So that's how it is. Come on, I'll take you there. It's better to surrender. We ordinary people can just farm peacefully and not worry about all that mess."

Under the leadership of Zhu Laoliu, Zhou Jin was found.

"That's the county magistrate." Zhu Laoliu pointed at the county magistrate who was busy working in the fields.

Zhu Qiang was stunned. "The county magistrate actually farms? I've never seen such a down-to-earth county magistrate."

"Of course not." Zhu Laoliu said with a smile, "The county magistrate has had tens of thousands of acres of land reclaimed, and they are still continuing to do so. They are planting sweet potatoes, which are cold-resistant and can produce a harvest even without much water. I don't know if this is true or not."

Chen Liu was excited, looking at the county magistrate and so many officers and soldiers, everything was in order.

The elimination of bandits in Qingshui County is just around the corner.

I tried to go forward again, but was stopped.

"Who is coming?" the guard asked loudly, looking at Chen Liu and others with embarrassed eyes, thinking they looked like bandits.

Chen Liu immediately stepped forward and said, "Sir, we are from the Black Dragon Village. We are following the orders of the Seventh Chief and are here to surrender with the heads of several chiefs. This is a handwritten letter from our Sixth and Seventh Chiefs. Please present it to the County Magistrate."

When the guard heard this, he was slightly stunned and his eyes fell on the backpacks of these people.

Chen Liu held a meeting and dumped the head in the basket directly onto the ground. “This is the head of the leader of Black Dragon Village!”

The guard was shocked and took a closer look. It seemed that the man looked very similar to the leader of Black Dragon Village in the portrait.

Others also poured their heads out of the basket. The guards did not dare to be careless. After checking, they immediately reported it.

Zhou Jin understood what he meant when he heard this. He took the letter, read it carefully, and was very satisfied. "Let them come over!"

When several bandits saw the county magistrate, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhou Jin.

"Sir, we are here to surrender. The Sixth and Seventh Leaders of Black Dragon Village asked us to come here!"

Zhou Jin had already read the letter and said with a smile, "It is a great kindness to return to the right path after straying. I will send someone to follow you and tell the leaders that they are ordinary people who were forced to become bandits. You can tell me their household registration and let their families come to pick them up."

"If they are bandits who have committed heinous crimes, don't kill them. I also need many people who are cultivating the land. Tie them all up and make them cultivate the land."

Chen Liu responded, "Yes, sir."

Zhu Qiang bravely asked: "Sir, can the poison in our bodies be decoded?"

Zhou Jin replied: "Yes, but the detoxification process will take at least two years. If someone continues to do evil in the meantime, then wait for death. After two years, everyone will live a law-abiding life, and then the detoxification can be completely completed."

Zhu Qiang heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, "Sir, we don't want to be bandits either!"

"I believe in you." Zhou Jin nodded, "You follow me into the city today, and I will send someone to go to Black Dragon Village with you later."

"Thank you, sir!" Chen Liu and others responded quickly.

Zhu Laoliu became even more excited. He took out his household registration and took the sweet potato seedlings back with him. He planned to ask the villagers to come and get them tomorrow.

"Sir, I have a horse at home. I want to buy your iron plow. Can you sell it to me? Because the able-bodied men in the village were abducted and became bandits, only the old, weak, women and children are left in the village, and many good fields are abandoned."

Zhou Jin thought for a moment and said, "Are you the father of Zhu Qiang just now?"

Zhu Laoliu nodded and explained quickly, "Your Excellency, yes. We really don't want to be bandits, but if we don't send people over, they will take away our food and the women in the village and kill all the men."

"Ever since I learned that you were reclaiming wasteland and cultivating the land, I couldn't help but come over to take a look. I think you are very talented. You have already taken down the largest bandit stronghold, Black Dragon Stronghold. Other strongholds are also just around the corner."

"The common people farm the land and dig for food in the soil. They believe that you get what you sow. You get what you sow. I believe in you, sir."

Hearing this, Zhou Jin laughed, "You are a bold and careful person. I won't sell you the iron plow."

Zhu Laoliu's eyes showed disappointment, "Ah, such a good thing, the master really doesn't want to sell it."

"I won't sell it to you, but I can give it to you." Zhou Jin looked at the dark old farmer Zhu Laoliu.

Zhu Laoliu was shocked. "Sir, why did you do this?"

Zhou Jin chuckled, "Of course, it's not given to you for free. I need you to do something for me."

Hearing this, Zhu Laoliu breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the lord had something to ask for. He would not dare to accept this expensive plow even if it was given to him.

"Sir, just tell me what you want. As long as it is something I can do, I will do my best to complete it."

Zhou Jin chuckled, "When you use this iron plow to open up wasteland and cultivate the land, not only should you ask the villagers to help, but you should also ask the surrounding villagers to come and see, so that they can understand sweet potatoes and corn, as well as the horse-drawn plow that I am promoting."

"Ah?" Zhu Laoliu couldn't believe it. "Sir, is that all? Isn't this too simple?"

Zhou Jin nodded, "It's that simple. Let more people know about the government's announcement. If anyone is willing to come, I will give iron pestles, sweet potato seedlings, and planting methods to each village."

Zhu Laoliu couldn't believe it and knelt on the ground with a plop. "Sir, great Lord, I hope you will live a long life! We, the common people who have been bullied by bandits, have finally been waiting for you to come."

Zhu Laoliu was genuinely excited at this moment. Although the government had oppressed the common people in the past, it also caught thieves, resisted foreign enemies, and suppressed bandits.

The 20% tax was far lower than the exploitation by bandits.

They had been dissatisfied for a long time, but because the common people were powerless to resist, there were too many bandit strongholds, and their families were also in the hands of the bandits, they could only obey their orders in the end.

Zhou Jin asked someone to help Zhu Laoliu up, "Old man, hurry up and don't be so polite. If someone sees you, they will think I am trying to scare you!"

Zhu Laoliu stood up and wiped his tears while saying, "The people of Qingshui County are saved. They are saved."

They escorted Zhu Laoliu back and also delivered an iron plow.

After Zhu Laoliu returned, he couldn't wait to start farming and asked everyone in the village to come and watch.

Oxen plowing is far inferior to horse-drawn plows and is also more labor-saving, so it quickly gained recognition from the villagers.

Not only that, Zhu Laoliu also called all the relatives around to come and watch together.

After seeing it, these people were of course excited and agreed to go to the county town together the next day to ask the county magistrate for good seeds and horse-drawn plows.

Zhou Jin returned to the county town and asked someone to call Xie Jin.

Xie Jin has been managing the two city gates very well recently, and no one is causing trouble in the county town, so it has gradually become quiet.

However, he did not dare to be careless as the bandits had not been completely wiped out.

Xie Jin came in at this time and asked hurriedly: "Brother-in-law, what do you want?"

Zhou Jin told Xie Jin about the surrender of Black Dragon Village, "Tomorrow, you count 300 people and follow them to Black Dragon Village."

Xie Jin was shocked. "Brother-in-law, are you sure that the people who were killed were the leaders of the Black Dragon Village?"

Zhou Jin pointed at the heads and said, "Take a closer look. Also, our people in Black Dragon Village have confirmed it. Tomorrow you will go over to receive the people from Black Dragon Village. Jin Linwei will handle the rest."